What do you think about the law proposal about stopping spanking?

Question

As for me I completely disagree with it. "Spare the rod, Spoil the child." I have a two year old and I will never beat her and I've never spanked her more than once on the bottom and "over" her diaper. When I see a child who over reacts when he does't get something in the store and a parents doesn't do anything about it, it makes me cringe because I can never imagine my child behaving that way. I spank my daughter only when I've told her more than once to stop something and she doesn't listen, which is very rare. And believe me, my daughter is the most well behaved two year old I've ever seen and I've pretty much been told that by everyone. I as a child was spanked and I came out pretty good and I thank my parents for disciplining me in that way because if it wasn't for that then who knows where I might have ended up.

Answer 1

I live in Massachusetts. There was a proposal in the legislature last year on this. I joked I would have to cross state lines to discipline my kids.

I , like a lot of us younger parents who are just sick and tired of all the spoiled brats, the Nanny 911 nonsense, etc., am pro-spanking. I beleive the non-spanking social experiment starting in the 1950's has been a dismal failure. I am not going to go into all the reasons I favor spanking here. If interested, I gave a pretty full explanation here:http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070119170409AAvF9L5

But, whether one is for or against spanking I don't think they should want the government involved in this. Spanking is not some wacked out parenting theory. Nor is is it abuse. There is no reason for the governement to stick its nose in and come down on the side on the anti-spankers. Parents are quite good at making up their own mind. Their are good parents that spank and good parents that don't. And there are bad parents in both camps as well.

Now I am not advocating abuse. But, as I said, spanking is not abuse. We all know abuse--it may be hard to define in writing--but we know it when we see it. And it should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

Answer 2

I feel that the government has no business telling us how to raise our children as a lot of people have already pointed out there is a difference between abuse and discipline. We as parents should be able to discipline our kids and not fear being reprimanded by the law. I know that there are children out there who really need to get their behinds whipped, and then there are those who don't, but what right does the government has to tell us how we are to raise our children. Right about now the governments track record regarding children is way off base look at how many children they let die by placing them "in a better environment" for safety purposes. I have two children and no I don't beat on them but when they need a firm hand I feel I have every right to give it to them.

Answer 3

i disagree i was spanked and i have a 5 yr old and i spank him no i don't beat him but i use my hand on his butt and only when i need to but there is never a time he gets spanked without knowing why so he understands if he does bad things that he knows better than he will get spanked. as a child i would more than likely not to do it if i knew i was going to get spanked but if i would of just got a talking to then i would of done 10 times more and would be in jail or dead by now.

Answer 4

I answered this question in politics, was curious to see what parents had to say. The only reason I am commenting here is the answers I read. Most good, but I fail to read where "spare the rod" was quoted as a Bible verse? The asker did not state that, stupid me? I know it is in there, some people may not ?maybe they are to lazy to read or to busy trying to be good parents.

Answer 5

As much as I don't like to see a kid spanked, spanking works and sometimes is the only thing that makes an affect on them.

Answer 6

I think it is ridiculous. Did you see The View this morning with Barbara Walters? Even she agrees that a swat on the butt from time to time is warranted and a needed tool in the maturing of our young children.

I would never beat my children, but I do believe that a swat on the butt solves problems that might otherwise get out of control in short order.

I watched The Nanny also and she of course says never hit your kids. Did you watch the mother the other night who spent over 2 hours getting her two boys to bed? One swat on the butt and that would have been over in about 2 minutes and all would have been good.

Children these days and out of control and being their friend is in no way going to help rein them in. A swat on the butt is a good attention getter and always gets good results. It is not hurting the child, it is getting their attention and letting them know that in no uncertain terms that you mean business.

Answer 7

Here is my take:

I dont spank my children cuz with a 9 year old and 20 month I have learned other ways but I dont put parents down who choose to use spanking...

I feel that if this law passes it will not benefit anyone and will actuallly hurt the children who need CPS to intervene. I forsee the state spending tax payers money and much time prosecuting spanking violators (like if 20 month old runs out to street and I pop him lightly on his diapered bottom) that the children who really abused will fall through the cracks.

Answer 8

Dumb law. Cruelty in any form is another thing. This does not address cruelty or any other form of abuse. Spoiling or Letting a child scream or do anything improper is a form of abuse because you are not helping them become a good functional person.
If a child grows up to be a social misfit their parents failed them and that is a worse form of abuse.

Answer 9

I agree with you. Why do you think we have so many brats running around today hitting their parents? They have no consequences for their actions and so they hit, scream, cry until they get what they want and end up as spoiled brats. I will spank my kids just like my parents spanked me.

Answer 10

I think whoever introduced the law should be smacked . Just kidding, spanking should not be outlawed. People who beat their children should be punished not the people who discipline their children.